“Disarmament Week” – a UN-sponsored event that takes place every year from October 24-30 – usually comes and goes unnoticed. It is seen as a nice idea that is impractical in the real world. This year, however, it is more likely to be dismissed as an absurd idea. The conflict between Israel and Hamas will Read more
In the Garden of Gethsemane, as Jesus was prayerfully agonizing over his impending violent death, a large crowd with swords and clubs sent by the chief priests moved in to arrest him. Seeing this, one of Jesus’ disciples “put his hand to his sword, drew it, and struck the high priest’s servant, cutting off his Read more
The Vatican early this week renewed the Catholic church’s call for global disarmament of nuclear weapons, telling a yearly assembly of world leaders they must reject “the temptation to face new situations with old systems.” Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, the Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with States, told the conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency that Read more